Describe what you see.
I see about five or six apartments in this picture.
What do you notice first?
I notice the sidewalk first.
What people and objects are shown?
Just apartments, grass, plants, and a sidewalk are shown. No humans are in sight.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged quite neatly and homey looking.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is down south, Alabama, on a street of apartments.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I just see windows on the houses and each house has its own individual style.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show what some people lived in back then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is happening here.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was anyone.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool to create this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn how some people lived or what an apartment looked like in that time.
What's missing from this image?
The thing that is missing from this image is people.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this image today, there would be color, people, and probably more details to show where it was.
What would be the same?
If someone made this image today, the things that would stay the same would be the location and the apartments.
Who?
There is no one.
What?
These are Flying cadets' quarters.
When?
August 1941.
Where?
Selma, Alabama.
Why?
This is a Southeastern Air Training Center.
How?
They are stationed to live there.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
Describe what you see.
I see two people, a woman on the left and a man on the right, hoeing in the fields.
What do you notice first?
I notice the dark-colored hat the man is wearing.
What people and objects are shown?
A woman, a man, a field, plants, and the two hoes they are each working with.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged fairly close to each other, one on the left and the other on the right.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is on a field in Alabama.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I see a far off distance in the backround.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because the photographer wanted to the ways and tools people worked with back then.
What's happening in the image?
A man and a woman are hoeing together.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the late 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was negros who were looking for work.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to creat this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that each person working had their own job to perform each day.
What's missing from this image?
The thing that is missing from this image is maybe more people.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
What would be different is maybe the location and the tools used in the image.
What would be the same?
What would be the same is the people working in the image.
Who?
Alamaba negro tenant farmer and his wife.
What?
They are hoeing in the fields.
When?
July 1936.
Where?
Eutaw, Alabama.
Why?
These are their jobs.
How?
They have to work each day in the fields.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
Describe what you see.
I see four negros in a tiny bedroom.
What do you notice first?
I notice the tall negro man standing on the right side of the room.
What people and objects are shown?
The people and objects that are shown are four people, a room, a bed, and a picture on the wall.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged altogether in one room.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is int heir apartment in Alabama.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I see that the wall is either full of pictures or it is all made of stone.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because the photographer wanted to show the tiny space a big family had to live in then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is really happening in the image, they are all just in a room together.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the summer of the 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was anyone.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to create this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that big, poor, farm families had it hard then.
What's missing from this image?
The thing missing from this image is more of the family.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this today, the room would be different and probably the clothes on the people.
What would be the same?
If someone made this today, the people would be the same.
Who?
This is a negro farm family.
What?
This is their apartment for their large family.
When?
May 1941.
Where?
Near Greensboro, Alabama.
Why?
They are a poor negro family.
How?
They cannot afford that big of a home for all of the family.
Part 2 B:
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Describe what you see.
I see a white restraunt.
What do you notice first?
I notice the two white door in the front first.
What people and objects are shown?
There are no people shown, just foiliage and a restraunt.
How are they arranged?
They aare arrnaged altogether, not scattered.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is down south, Florida.
What, if any, words do you see?
The words I see are "Colored Dining Room In Rear."
What other details can you see?
I see that it appears to be old.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show how a small restraunt looked then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is happening in the image.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the early 19490s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was for negros down south.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to create this image was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I an learn that the south was very racist at that time.
What's missing from this image?
People are missing from the image.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this image today, the sign n the front of the restraunt would be different.
What would be the same?
The surrondings would be the same.
Who?
There are no people.
What?
This is a rest stop for Greyhound bus passengers.
When?
September 1943.
Where?
Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee.
Why?
It is a rest stop.
How?
It is there for colored and whites.
A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. Sign at bus station. Rome, Georgia
Describe what you see.
I see a sign for a restraunt.
What do you notice first?
I notice the word "colored" first.
What people and objects are shown?
There are no people shown, just a sign.
How are they arranged?
The sign is arranged in the air, attached to the top of a building.
What is the physical setting?
The physical settins is down south, Georgia.
What, if any, words do you see?
I see the words "COLORED WAITING ROOM."
What other details can you see?
I can see that there is an arrow around the words waiting room.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show how the restraunts were at that time.
What's happening in the image?
When do you think it was made?
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
What tools were used to create this?
What can you learn from examining this image?
What's missing from this image?
If someone made this today, what would be different?
What would be the same?
Who?
There are no people.
What?
This is a sign at the Greyhound bus station.
When?
September 1943.
Where?
Rome, Georgia.
Why?
It is a sign to show where a restaurant is.
How? Colored waiting room
It is a sign.
Lunchroom near Belle Glade, Florida
Describe what you see.
What do you notice first?
What people and objects are shown?
How are they arranged?
What is the physical setting?
What, if any, words do you see?
What other details can you see?
Why do you think this image was made?
What's happening in the image?
When do you think it was made?
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
What tools were used to create this?
What can you learn from examining this image?
What's missing from this image?
If someone made this today, what would be different?
Describe what you see.
I see about five or six apartments in this picture.
What do you notice first?
I notice the sidewalk first.
What people and objects are shown?
Just apartments, grass, plants, and a sidewalk are shown. No humans are in sight.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged quite neatly and homey looking.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is down south, Alabama, on a street of apartments.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I just see windows on the houses and each house has its own individual style.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show what some people lived in back then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is happening here.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was anyone.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool to create this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn how some people lived or what an apartment looked like in that time.
What's missing from this image?
The thing that is missing from this image is people.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this image today, there would be color, people, and probably more details to show where it was.
What would be the same?
If someone made this image today, the things that would stay the same would be the location and the apartments.
Who?
There is no one.
What?
These are Flying cadets' quarters.
When?
August 1941.
Where?
Selma, Alabama.
Why?
This is a Southeastern Air Training Center.
How?
They are stationed to live there.
Describe what you see.
I see two people, a woman on the left and a man on the right, hoeing in the fields.
What do you notice first?
I notice the dark-colored hat the man is wearing.
What people and objects are shown?
A woman, a man, a field, plants, and the two hoes they are each working with.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged fairly close to each other, one on the left and the other on the right.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is on a field in Alabama.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I see a far off distance in the backround.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because the photographer wanted to the ways and tools people worked with back then.
What's happening in the image?
A man and a woman are hoeing together.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the late 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was negros who were looking for work.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to creat this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that each person working had their own job to perform each day.
What's missing from this image?
The thing that is missing from this image is maybe more people.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
What would be different is maybe the location and the tools used in the image.
What would be the same?
What would be the same is the people working in the image.
Who?
Alamaba negro tenant farmer and his wife.
What?
They are hoeing in the fields.
When?
July 1936.
Where?
Eutaw, Alabama.
Why?
These are their jobs.
How?
They have to work each day in the fields.
Describe what you see.
I see four negros in a tiny bedroom.
What do you notice first?
I notice the tall negro man standing on the right side of the room.
What people and objects are shown?
The people and objects that are shown are four people, a room, a bed, and a picture on the wall.
How are they arranged?
They are arranged altogether in one room.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is int heir apartment in Alabama.
What, if any, words do you see?
There are no words in sight.
What other details can you see?
I see that the wall is either full of pictures or it is all made of stone.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because the photographer wanted to show the tiny space a big family had to live in then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is really happening in the image, they are all just in a room together.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the summer of the 1940s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was anyone.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to create this was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that big, poor, farm families had it hard then.
What's missing from this image?
The thing missing from this image is more of the family.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this today, the room would be different and probably the clothes on the people.
What would be the same?
If someone made this today, the people would be the same.
Who?
This is a negro farm family.
What?
This is their apartment for their large family.
When?
May 1941.
Where?
Near Greensboro, Alabama.
Why?
They are a poor negro family.
How?
They cannot afford that big of a home for all of the family.
Part 2 B:
Describe what you see.
I see a white restraunt.
What do you notice first?
I notice the two white door in the front first.
What people and objects are shown?
There are no people shown, just foiliage and a restraunt.
How are they arranged?
They aare arrnaged altogether, not scattered.
What is the physical setting?
The physical setting is down south, Florida.
What, if any, words do you see?
The words I see are "Colored Dining Room In Rear."
What other details can you see?
I see that it appears to be old.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show how a small restraunt looked then.
What's happening in the image?
Nothing is happening in the image.
When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made in the early 19490s.
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image was for negros down south.
What tools were used to create this?
The tool used to create this image was just a camera.
What can you learn from examining this image?
I an learn that the south was very racist at that time.
What's missing from this image?
People are missing from the image.
If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this image today, the sign n the front of the restraunt would be different.
What would be the same?
The surrondings would be the same.
Who?
There are no people.
What?
This is a rest stop for Greyhound bus passengers.
When?
September 1943.
Where?
Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee.
Why?
It is a rest stop.
How?
It is there for colored and whites.
Describe what you see.
I see a sign for a restraunt.
What do you notice first?
I notice the word "colored" first.
What people and objects are shown?
There are no people shown, just a sign.
How are they arranged?
The sign is arranged in the air, attached to the top of a building.
What is the physical setting?
The physical settins is down south, Georgia.
What, if any, words do you see?
I see the words "COLORED WAITING ROOM."
What other details can you see?
I can see that there is an arrow around the words waiting room.
Why do you think this image was made?
I think this image was made because it wanted to show how the restraunts were at that time.
What's happening in the image?
When do you think it was made?
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
What tools were used to create this?
What can you learn from examining this image?
What's missing from this image?
If someone made this today, what would be different?
What would be the same?
Who?
There are no people.
What?
This is a sign at the Greyhound bus station.
When?
September 1943.
Where?
Rome, Georgia.
Why?
It is a sign to show where a restaurant is.
How? Colored waiting room
It is a sign.
Describe what you see.
What do you notice first?
What people and objects are shown?
How are they arranged?
What is the physical setting?
What, if any, words do you see?
What other details can you see?
Why do you think this image was made?
What's happening in the image?
When do you think it was made?
Who do you think was the audience for this image?
What tools were used to create this?
What can you learn from examining this image?
What's missing from this image?
If someone made this today, what would be different?
What would be the same?
Who?
There are no people.
What?
A lunch room.
When?
January 1939.
Where?
Belle Glade, Florida.
Why?
It is there to serve people.
How?
It is a restraunt.